Ballynafoy (Annaclone)
Ballynafoy | |
Irish: Baile na Faiche | |
County | County Down |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
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Ballynafoy (Annaclone) (from Irish: Baile na Faiche, meaning "townland of the green") is a townland of 901 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland.[1] It is situated in the civil parish of Annaclone and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half.[2]
Ballynafoy Hill (612 ft) is the highest point in the parish. Near the summit is a fallen standing stone and there is a rath nearby on the south-eastern slope of the hill and another lower down.[1]
There is a townland of the same name in the civil parish of Knockbreda in the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Ballynafoy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Ballynafoy". Ire Atlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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